Avalonia
The free, open-source cross-platform UI framework for .NET. Professional tools and premium components included with subscriptions.
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IDE Extensions
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Tools
Visual debugging & inspection
Easy app packaging
Live XAML & C# editing
Pro Components
View, search & annotate PDFs
Interactive data visualization
WYSIWYG text editing
Powerful data grid
Render markdown content
Video & audio player
Virtual keyboard
Software Developer
Why Microsoft's Fragmented UI Strategy is Driving Developers to Avalonia
Anastassia Pellja
May 28, 2025